Workshop in Ancient Philosophy (Thursday - Week 4, HT26)

Abstract: The core of my paper will involve a close reading of Philebus 52d7-53c3 with particular attention to its central notions of purity and of truth and their relation to each other. I will consider this passage both in its local context and in the broader context of the dialogue's overall project.  I will conclude by advancing a tentative view of how this talk of truth relates to the truth and falsehood earlier ascribed to anticipatory pleasures and pains (elpides) no less than to beliefs or opinions (doxai).

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